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1979

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1989

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1992

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Samples, Zebra

This is a Samples. It was designed by David Exley and company: The Twigs and created by David Exley. It is dated ca. 1984 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is cotton and its technique is screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Eddie Squires.

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft (a): 229 × 126 cm (7 ft. 6 3/16 in. × 49 5/8 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 131 × 122 cm (51 9/16 × 48 1/16 in.) Warp x Weft (c): 75 × 62.5 cm (29 1/2 × 24 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Along one side, " the Twigs (linear drawing of a branch) of both A and C.

Cite this object as

Samples, Zebra; Company: The Twigs; Designed by David Exley (1948 – 1990); USA; cotton; Warp x Weft (a): 229 × 126 cm (7 ft. 6 3/16 in. × 49 5/8 in.) Warp x Weft (b): 131 × 122 cm (51 9/16 × 48 1/16 in.) Warp x Weft (c): 75 × 62.5 cm (29 1/2 × 24 5/8 in.) Repeat H: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.); Gift of Eddie Squires; 1992-3-1-a/c

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